Thx Vet,
I just got the truck and am trying to sort out a number of things including the charging issue.
Went to the muffler shop yesterday and had to jump it to get home. Got home and pulled the battery cable and it quit running. Since it won't run without a battery and the fact it stranded me it's obviously not charging.
Had the alternator tested and it's good - they had to utilize the R and F terminals to test it so it's not a 1 wire.
The hot wire on the back of the alt. is run direct to the battery but there's nothing plugged into the top which is marked R and F.
I suppose the easy way out would be to get a 1 wire but I'd like to keep my chrome alt.
I have a couple more questions:
1. The 71 models don't use a horn relay or does the painless kit eliminate it?
2. Being it's not a 1 wire it will never charge without R and F connected as it currently is?
3. And since it seems to be internally regulated will this simple diagram work? (The color diagram showing the alternator and a diode).
http://www.ytmag.com/cgi-bin/viewit....rtips&th=24290